New Iceland
Settlement in Manitoba, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Iceland (Icelandic: Nýja Ísland listenⓘ) is the name of a region on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba where Icelandic explorers settled in 1875.
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The community of Gimli, which is home to the largest concentration of Icelanders outside of Iceland, is seen as the core of New Iceland. Other rural areas of Manitoba settled by Icelanders include Lundar (on Lake Manitoba); Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park (on Lake Winnipeg); Glenboro, in the southwestern region of the province; Selkirk, north of Winnipeg; and Morden to the south.[1]